Calming & Mindful Winter MORNING ROUTINE | Cozy Homemaking

[Music] hello it's Becca and welcome to the carriage house a little place to find Cozy inspiration for your heart and home I'm in our farmhouse on this wintry snowy morning on the Northern Plains of Iowa it's really nice to be with you today and hoping all is well and just wanted to share a cozy Saturday morning routine with you guys I want to begin this new year with intention while just doing simple things around the house so lots of cozy Vibes today and as always I'm so glad you stopped by for a visit here at my home the carage house [Music] so now on to making a much needed morning cup of coffee grinding coffee beans by hand can be a meditative act and I try to do this as much as I can I love making pour over coffee on the weekends sometimes I don't always get to it on the weekdays but pouring the water slowly in a circular motion watching the coffee Bloom and release its Rich Aroma this part of the process invites mindfulness and to remind us to be patient and fully present in the mornings it's nice to take those moments to enjoy what we've created feeling the warmth of the mug and our hands savoring The Taste let this be a reminder that even small rituals can bring peace to our days [Music] it's the same exact thing with making our beds in the morning it's a gentle reminder of how thankful we should be by having blankets by having pillows and comfy throws the things we often take for granted but going to finish making my bed I put a warm and cozy ambiant room on my TV that always makes things nice when you have things to at home and ready to have this room patiently waiting before we lay down our heads again for the night [Music] [Music] so now I'm going to make a warm and comforting potato soup for tonight's dinner in this new slow cooker that my husband gave me for Christmas I really needed a new one and this seems really nice all new things are nice aren't they but I've been finding myself getting really tired really early in the evenings let me know if you've been feeling the same way it's probably due to to a winter Hab aberation mode but I definitely want to have something warm and Hearty for dinner on this snowy Winter's Night again I focus on the present and just quietly set the intentions for the day in my mind and before we know it dinner will be ready and no time I will leave the link to the recipe and the slow cooker down below [Music] now that the potato soup is in the slow cooker I'm going to make my family cinnamon and Cherry breakfast scones and these are great for making on the weekends and these particular ones are gluten-free and delicious and again I will leave the recipe down below but making something special for breakfast on the weekends especially in the winter time it could bring so much comfort and it's another wonderful way to be present in the [Music] moment I'm hushing the dog on The Chain I'm ring up stones on the edge of the bank rally the troops for another refrain I sing this softly to myself I sing this softly to [Music] myself I'm buried beneath the sand there's no way to speak or reach out my hand watching the paper slowly [Music] unfolding for news that I can't bear to hold while I'm singing this song to myself I sing this softly myself tore up my ch on the fence this Ro back can I but my walking is lighter when I walk with a [Music] friend I sing softly myself I sing softly myself [Music] [Music] I'm waking up early [Music] again sitting alone and listening there is no separation from you and the I sing the softly myself I sing the S myself